Given name & surname · also Old French
Martín
“of or like Mars”
Martín is a masculine given name from Old French, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Martín goes back to Latin Mārtīnus, meaning “of or like Mars.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Martín comes from Old French, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Martín developed from Martin.
Martín’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Martín developed from Martin. In Spanish usage, Martín has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Marcin. In Spanish usage, Martín has a conventional equivalent in the English form Martin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Martín has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
8 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Martín
- Martín DemichelisArgentine footballer and coachborn 1980
- Martín VizcarraPresident of Peru from 2018 to 2020born 1963
- Pablo de SarasateSpanish violinist and composer (1844–1908)
- Martín ZubimendiSpanish footballer (born 1999)
- Martín MontoyaSpanish association football playerborn 1991
- Martín PalermoArgentine footballer and managerborn 1973
- Martín SilvaUruguayan footballerborn 1983
- Martín TorrijosPresident of Panamaborn 1963
- Rafael Martín VázquezSpanish footballerborn 1965
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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